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February 18th 2016:Surviving Cancer: Personal Glimpses of Resilience

In this episode Professor Joel Evans, Patricia Malone, and Dave Berger will share personal glimpses of their diagnosis, treatment and survival from cancer. You will hear about the impact of diagnosis, the role of family and friends. The question of stigma and the response of colleagues. You will hear about the expected and unexpected, the trust in medical teams and the personal factors that each drew upon to keep on going at the roughest of times. These are stories of pain, persistence, fear, gratitude and possibility. These are stories of people who were helped by the wisdom of others who had

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Joel R Evans, Ph.D

Joel R. Evans, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor in the Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University. He is an expert on social media and digital connectivity. He has spoken and written on how to use social media effectively, pitfalls of social media, and much more. Dr. Evans is co-author of Marketing in the 21st Century and co-author of Retail Management: A Strategic Approach – which have been read around the world. Professor Evans has consulted for many firms, both large and small and has served as an expert economic witness. He writes a popular marketing blog, “Evans on Marketing” *(www.evansonmarketing.com) as well as a retailing blog, “Retaili

Patricia Malone

Patricia Malone is a two-time breast cancer survivor. She is the Executive Director of The Center for Corporate Education and Training and the Advanced Energy Institute at Stony Brook University and is a nationally recognized university workforce leader. Pat conducts forums with labor, education and industry on skill gaps, transitional professionals and emerging jobs. She serves on Governor Cuomo’s Long Island Regional Economic Development Council's Workforce and Education Group and has consulted for the Federal Department of Labor. Pat designed the global award winning “Wall Street and Beyond Transitional Professional Program,” serving over 2,000 professionals. Pat presents nationally and i

Dave Berger

Dave Berger is a three-time cancer survivor consisting of two episodes with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2009 and 2012 and prostate cancer in 2010. He had a so far successful bone marrow/stem cell transplant in November 2012 and has been in remission since then. Mr. Berger is a self-employed engineering and safety consultant and expert witness for various state and federal governmental agencies for petroleum and natural gas pipelines and distribution systems. Dave Berger is also an associate instructor at the US DOT Technical and Qualifications School located in Oklahoma City that provides training to newly appointed state and federal pipeline safety inspectors. Prior to starting his consulting